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CeSID: SNS wins
BELGRADE - The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) won the early parliamentary elections in Serbia, and the new parliament could comprise seven parties, as three parties are hovering around the election threshold of five percent, Program Director of the Center for Free Elections and Democracy (CeSID) Djordje Vukovic at the last press conference on Sunday.
DS leader thanks "courageous voters," decries election theft
Bojan Pajtic has said that "free citizens of Serbia who had the courage to circle the Democrats" on the ballot paper "contributed to the party's good result."
Serbian Ruling Party Wins Parliamentary Elections
According to poll monitors from the Centre for Free Elections and Democracy, CESID, the Serbian Progressive Party won 51 per cent of votes at the parliamentary elections on Sunday.
Vucic "deeply moved" by results, vows to continue on EU path
SNS leader Aleksandar Vucic said late on Sunday he was "deeply moved" by the results of the early parliamentary election in Serbia.
CeSID: 52.9 pct of eligible voters vote by 7 pm
BELGRADE - A body of 52.9 percent of Serbia's voting-eligible population cast their vote in Serbia's early parliamentary elections by 7 p.m. on Sunday, CeSID said in a release.
CeSID expects the turnout to be about 57 percent.
First results: SNS wins 52%, three more lists in parliament
The pre-election coalition gathered around the SNS has won 52 percent of the votes cast in early parliamentary elections in Serbia on Sunday.
This is according to the preliminary results published by CeSID, based on 18 percent of the counted ballot papers.
Vucic: If we win, we will continue on EU path
BELGRADE – If the ruling coalition wins the majority in the elections, Serbia will continue on the path of European integration and getting closer to European living standards, Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) leader and Serbia’s caretaker Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said Sunday. At the same time, Serbia will continue to respect its traditional ties with
Contract on sale of Smederevo steel mill published
BELGRADE - The Serbian Ministry of Economy has published on its website the contract on the sale of the Smederevo steel mill, three days after the Serbian government signed the document with executives of China's He Steel Group.
Nikolic: Serbia will continue to contribute to UN activities
NEW YORK - Serbia will continue to contribute to UN activities "and all other international, European and regional initiatives to address the impacts of global climate change," Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said Friday in New York, where he attended the signing of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Politicians cast their ballots (PHOTOS)
Officials and politicians have been casting their ballots on Sunday in Serbia's early parliamentary, and provincial and local elections.
Prime Minister and SNS party leader Aleksandar Vucic (with his daughter)
Elections begin in Serbia
BELGRADE - Early parliamentary and regular provincial and local elections began in Serbia on Sunday.
The polling stations opened at 7 am and will close at 8 pm, which will also mark the end of election silence.
Vucic asks for Schroeder's help in attracting new investors
BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Thursday urged former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to help Serbia attract new investors from Germany and across Europe - from the West, as well as from the East.
Serbian MFA hands note of protest to Croatian ambassador
BELGRADE - The Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has handed a note of protest to Croatia's Ambassador Gordan Markotic over Croatian Foreign Minister Miro Kovac's insulting and disparaging statements about Serbia.
Serbia Holds Early General Elections
Early parliamentary elections along with elections for the assembly of the autonomous province of Vojvodina and for most local assemblies are taking place in Serbia on Sunday.
Polling stations opened at 7 o'clock (CET) and the voting will last until 20 o'clock (CET).
A total of 3270 candidates on twenty electoral lists are competing to win one of the 250 parliamentary seats.
Tsipras announces visit to Belgrade
BELGRADE - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has announced that he will soon visit Belgrade.
I promise that I will very soon fulfil a kind invitation by Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic to visit Belgrade, Tsipras wrote for Belgrade's NIN weekly in a letter dated April 14.